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Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in Gimli, Man., are investigating after a sawed-off shotgun was found on the shore of Lake Winnipeg by a 12-year-old girl. Police said they were called Saturday afternoon after a family cleaning garbage off the beach near their cottage discovered the …
Read More »Child airlifted after attack by ‘canine-type’ animal near Bancroft, Ont., police say
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A child was airlifted to hospital following what police are currently calling an attack by an “aggressive canine-type animal” near the Town of Bancroft, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon. Bancroft OPP on Wednesday morning issued a warning about the animal following an “unprovoked” …
Read More »Nova Scotia child dies from aggressive form of strep, family speaks out
A six-year-old Nova Scotia boy has passed away after contracting an aggressive form of strep. The family of Jaydon Davis is speaking out with the hope of preventing a similar tragedy. His father, Randy Davis, said when Jaydon first fell sick with a fever they were hesitant to take him …
Read More »A N.B. single mother says she can’t find housing because she has a child
A single mother living in New Brunswick says property owners in the area have denied her rental applications because she has a child. Melanie Centis, who lives in Moncton, said she began searching for available apartments after deciding to sell her five-bedroom home once her three adult children moved out. …
Read More »Meet an Ontario family who say they’re out of options for child care
Megan Saunders, 34, thought she was doing everything right to secure child care early on, but now she is finding herself in an impossible situation because of her daughter’s school zone. “I can put her in school, but I’d…lose my job because there is no before-and-after-school care available at the …
Read More »1 child critically injured, several others hurt in school bus rollover near Woodstock, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One student was airlifted to hospital in critical condition and several others have been taken by land ambulance to hospital after a rollover crash involving a school bus with roughly 40 children on board. The single vehicle crash on Cuthbert Road and …
Read More »Teen arrested after attempted carjackings of victim with child near Yorkdale mall – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after two attempted carjackings involving a victim and a child near Yorkdale Mall this month, according to police. On Friday, Feb. 9, officers responded to a robbery in the Dufferin Street and Yorkdale Road area just …
Read More »Toronto police search for woman after attempted child abduction – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police are searching for a suspect after a woman attempted to snatch a baby from a carrier Saturday afternoon while the child was being taken on a walk by two adults. According to responding officers, a call came in reporting an …
Read More »Child poverty rising in Manitoba after pandemic payments closed – Winnipeg
A new report shows child and family poverty rates are on the rise in Manitoba. The report called Unprecedented Progress on Poverty Reduction Being Undone says as of 2021, 27.2 per cent of children under six years old and 24 per cent of children under 18 were living in poverty …
Read More »‘I screamed’: B.C. Indigenous child welfare advocates celebrate court victory
WARNING: This story deals with disturbing subject matter that may upset and trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Indigenous child welfare advocates in B.C. are celebrating a “huge win” in Ottawa on Friday, where a federal law affirming that First Nations, Métis and Inuit people have sole authority to protect …
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